Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Message from Qatari Counterpart

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Message from Qatari Counterpart

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji receives the message from Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday a written message from his Qatari counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman.

The message tackled the strong and close fraternal relations that bind Saudi Arabia and Qatar and their peoples and ways to bolster them in various fields and on all levels.

The message was received on behalf of Prince Faisal by Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji during a meeting in Riyadh with Qatari Ambassador to the Kingdom Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah.

The officials discussed bilateral relations and ways to boost them. They also exchanged views on issues of common interest.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s Decision to Expand Settlement of Golan Heights

 An Israeli military vehicle rides by the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli military vehicle rides by the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israel’s Decision to Expand Settlement of Golan Heights

 An Israeli military vehicle rides by the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli military vehicle rides by the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, December 15, 2024. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia condemned on Sunday the Israeli government’s decision to expand settlements in the occupied Golan Heights “as it continues to sabotage attempts for Syria to restore its security and stability.”

A Foreign Ministry statement called on the international community to condemn these Israeli violations, stressing the need to respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Golan Heights are Syrian Arab lands, it added.

Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the Golan Heights.

"Strengthening the Golan is strengthening the State of Israel, and it is especially important at this time. We will continue to hold onto it, cause it to blossom, and settle in it," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

Israel captured most of the strategic plateau from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War, annexing it in 1981.